Barclays Global Investors

GLOBAL - Expansion will become the dominant driving force of mergers and acquisitions in the global asset management sector, according to Jefferies Putnam Lovell.

Emma Cusworth examines how transition management has been impacted by the credit crunch and how the re-shaped industry aims to push forward

US - The Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) placed Barclays Global Investors (BGI) on watch for poor performance on a US$593m enhanced equity brief, according to a statement by TRS.

Raquel Pichardo-Allison canvasses industry opinion on BlackRock's acquisition of Barclays Global Investors

Giovanni Legorano examines the implication of the acquisition of BGI for default DC funds

Raquel Pichardo-Allison canvasses industry opinion on BlackRock's acquisition of Barclays Global Investors

More and more investors are turning to exchange-traded funds, looking for value in markets or commodities that are thriving in the face of falling global markets.

Inefficiencies within the field of pensions technology have prompted a seldom-seen cooperation forming in the financial services. Gill Wadsworth looks at how the shared goal of achieving standardisation has become the driving force in testing times

It's been nearly a decade since the Swedish pension system was established and the economic crisis is giving it its first test.

Giovanni Legorano looks at how pension funds are positioning their fixed income portfolios to both minimise damage and maximise opportunity